Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000
It is a close call, with both chips winning the same number of categories.
I put the Apple A15 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 runs the ARM Mali-G710 MC10. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A15 Bionic
5 advantages
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52% faster Geekbench multi-core score
5,457 vs 3,582
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123% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,372 vs 1,065
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180 MHz higher CPU clock
3230 MHz vs 3050 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 8 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1712 GFLOPS vs 1085.5 GFLOPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
5 advantages
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23% higher AnTuTu score
14.82 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 5 nm
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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1,617 MHz higher RAM speed
3750 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A15 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2021 | November 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | MT6983 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 6 W | 4 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS | 1085.5 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 590 |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 12 MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2732 x 2048 | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes | H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | MediaTek M80 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.0 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 12,00,314 | 14,82,293 |
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| CPU | 2,88,667 | 5,66,147 |
| GPU | 3,95,574 | 2,88,636 |
| Memory | 1,41,170 | 2,03,966 |
| UX | 3,74,903 | 4,23,544 |
| Single-Core | 2,372 | 1,065 |
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| Multi-Core | 5,457 | 3,582 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
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